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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 120.665120.665 Disqualification of agency personnel.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 112.3143, any individual serving alone or with others as an agency head may be disqualified from serving in an agency proceeding for bias, prejudice, or interest when any party to the agency proceeding shows just cause by a suggestion filed within a reasonable period of time prior to the agency proceeding. If the disqualified individual was appointed, the appointing power may appoint a substitute to serve in the matter from which the individual is disqualified. If the individual is an elected official, the Governor may appoint a substitute to serve in the matter from which the individual is disqualified. However, if a quorum remains after the individual is disqualified, it shall not be necessary to appoint a substitute. (2) Any agency action taken by a duly appointed substitute for a disqualified individual shall be as conclusive and effective as if agency action had been taken by the agency as it was constituted prior to any substitution. History.—s. 1, ch. 74-310; s. 12, ch. 78-425; s. 2, ch. 83-329; s. 767, ch. 95-147; s. 34, ch. 96-159; s. 18, ch. 2013-36. Note.—Former s. 120.71.
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 120.665
Total Results: 6
824 So. 2d 298, 2002 WL 1926551
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 22, 2002 | Docket: 1729437
Cited 5 times | Published
prohibition which we now have for review.
Section 120.665, Florida Statutes, provides for the disqualification
856 So. 2d 1035, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 11784, 2003 WL 21817929
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 8, 2003 | Docket: 1297942
Cited 3 times | Published
"agency" head for bias, prejudice or interest. § 120.665, Fla. Stat.[2] The definition of *1038 "agency"
150 So. 3d 1215, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 18904, 2014 WL 6460773
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 19, 2014 | Docket: 2606393
Cited 1 times | Published
61 S.Ct. 999, 85 L.Ed. 1429 (1941)).
Section 120.665, Florida Statutes (2013), sets the legal parameters
177 So. 3d 1043, 2015 WL 6852195
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 8, 2015 | Docket: 3011066
Published
pilotage rates for PortMiami. Pursuant to section 120.665, Florida Statutes, BBP filed a motion to disqualify
170 So. 3d 952, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11894, 2015 WL 4731413
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 11, 2015 | Docket: 60249546
Published
of Applicant.”
The PEPA filed pursuant to section 120.665, Florida Statutes, a motion to disqualify Commissioners
160 So. 3d 559, 2015 WL 1546085
District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 7, 2015 | Docket: 2647626
Published
reduction. The legal basis for the motion was section 120.665, Florida Statutes, which provides in pertinent